By Akinwale Kasali

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom has debunked allegations making the round that he is responsible for the legal travails rocking the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Governorship Candidate, Senator Bassey Akpan.

Akpan, who is presently under investigation by anti graft agency, Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is been Prosecuted over alleged graft, and a judgement is being expected in few days.

Speculations is however rife that Udom is aware and orchestrated the plot, but he has swiftly debunked it that he knows nothing about the corruption case as the anti-craft agency was only doing its vested duties.

Speaking on Tuesday at the launch of two new Airbus-A320-200 Aircraft to boost the fleet of the state-owned airline, Ibom Air, at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, Governor Emmanuel urged the blackmailers to face their cases and sort out themselves, adding that he came for governance and would focus on bringing dividends and benefits to his people.

The Governor said he has been receiving calls lately from friends and associates on the insinuations that he was trying to jail a governorship candidate.

“I’m reading on the internet; some candidates of some parties are saying the governor wants to imprison them.

“It is total lies because I’m not that type of a governor. I don’t even know the facts of the cases they have with the EFCC.

“These are cases that started even before I became the governor. Let people stop blackmail and face their lives. People are just out to blackmail people.

“I entered Abuja, everybody was calling me saying ‘this candidate say you want to imprison him.’

“This matter came even before I became the governor. I don’t know the fact of the case, I’m not a Judge, I don’t know anything. These people have cases with the EFCC, let them go and sort out their cases and just leave blackmail and propaganda.

“We came here to govern, we have an account, we’re servants of God, Let that propaganda stop. Enough of that”.